Centerwell Solutions, Inc. 

Schusterman Family Foundation 

Neubauer Family Foundation 

In alignment with the work of the District's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, acceptance of this grant will allow for the professional development of school leaders and teachers  through the EquityXDesign program. 

Key components to the EquityXDesign program are: 

• 21st Century Instructional Design: Hybrid learning model including synchronous virtual and in person learning and asynchronous self-paced learning. Courses include Design Achievement at the Margins, Cede Power and Liberate Discourse, and Make the Invisible Visible: Designing Systems for Equity.
• Mastery and Competency Based Learning: Competency driven and ability to earn micro-credential in equity centered design.
• Healing Capital: Capital to heal, build courage, and launch small tests and prototypes throughout the Community of Practice
• Community Driven Learning: Join a community of national educators committed to equitable design.
• Experience of Students: An express focus on social studies curriculum and instruction (year 1), school culture and discipline (year 2), and a team identified problem of practice (year 3).
• Demonstrations of Learning: Equity X Centered Design Showcases that narrate the school's journey through the EquityXDesign process.

The professional development of school leaders and teachers in practices to better serve all students aligns with Board Guardrail 4: Dismantling racist practices.  The Office of Diversity, Equity and Design will monitor the implementation of this pilot program; the intent is to expand learnings into more networks over time. The work supported by this pilot also serves as the grounding principles for the development of the SDP Equity Framework. 

Expected Outcomes and Measurement

• Unlimited Access: 100% of staff members in Learning Network 2 gain unlimited access to high quality anti-racist and anti-bias professional development. This will be measured by course enrollment and progression. 

• Build Capacity: 90% of school-based innovation teams, including principals, earn microcredentials in Spring 2022 and Fall 2022. This will be measured by the number of micro-credentials that are earned. 

• Insights for Improvement: Each school design team successfully reveals insights for improving the student experience and growth using human centered data sets (e.g. student interviews, family interviews, student interactions, etc). This will be measured by the insights generated, the plans for improvement, and the capacity built by engaging in deep learning around the problem.